Matthew 24 SERIES: vs. 14

"Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 

THIS is the first sign of the end given by our Lord in answer to the

question, 3 What shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? 

But this verse is supposed by some to prove that all men will be converted, and that there will then follow one thousand years in which… Hebrews 8:11 ...all shall know [the Lord], from the least to the greatest. 

---But the text does not say that every individual will receive this gospel, or even that all will hear it. 

It does not state that anyone will be converted and made holy by it, and we find it far from intimating that the world will be converted, and remain so for a period of one thousand years. 

The text simply states: 

1. “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world;” 

2. “for a witness unto all nations;” 

3. “and then [not one thousand years later, nor three hundred and sixty-five thousand, but then] shall the end come.” 

A.T. Jones